Necktie-knot retainer for collars



W. AND H. KARL.

NECKTIE KNOT RETAINER FOR COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, I921.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

ATTORNEY win siss WILLIAM KARL AND HEINRICH KARL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

NECKTIE-KNO'I RETAINER FOR COLLARS.

memes.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM KARL, a citizen of the United States, and HEINRIoII KARL, a citizen of Germany, both residing in Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie- Knot Retainers for Collars,-of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in necktie knot retainers for collars, and has for its general object to provide means for supporting the end of a necktie against sagging between the adjacent ends of the outer fold of a turn-down collar without requiring 'thatthe knot be drawn sufficiently tight so as to contract appreciably the collar engaging portion of the tie around the inner fold of the collar.

To this end pair of spaced inner fold of the invention resides in a a turn-down collar and so constructed and disposed as to extend outwardly and present an upwardly extending knot receiving space or socket a vertical line drawn through the middle of which is perpendicular to the centre of the front collar button, and the width of which is slightly less than the width of the knot of a necktie,

so that the said tabs, which constitute the sides of the socket, bind on opposite sides of a knot disposed therein, and thereby support the knot againstsagging.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of our invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part thereof and in which Figure 1 Is an elevation of a turn-down collar with the folds thereof extended, and

. showing one embodiment of our invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing a modified form of the invention.

Figure 3'is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing a further modified form of the invention.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing a further modification.

Specification of Letters Ya'tent.

tabs/on the outer face of the Patented Au, 8, 1922.

Application filed March 24, 1921. Serial No. 455,057.

Figure 5 is a detail front elevation of a further modified form of the invention,

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 of a still further modified form. V

Figure 7 is a View similar to Figure 6 of another modified form of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view through the lower portion of a modified form of the collar.

In Figure 1, we have shown a turn-down collar having an inner fold A and an outer fold B, with tabs C at the ends of the inner fold, a rear button-hole D, and two front button-holes E, these parts being of any customary or approved construction. The

form of our invention illustrated in this figure comprises two retainer strips or tabs 11, 12 located on opposite sides and adjacent to the front button-hole E, of the overlapping end of the inner fold A. Each of these tabs consists of a piece of linen or cloth preferably of the same color and weave as the collar itself, and made of. any suitable width. These retainer tabs are preferabl stiffened by starching or by special Inateria and if they are madeseparate from the collar and sewed thereto, the upper row of stitches should preferably be a little higher than the button-hole E, so that the necktie will be held as high as possible. The loca tion of the retainer tabs 11, 12 is such that they will be covered and concealed by the outer fold of the collar when the latter is ,tainer tabs is a trifle less than the knot of the necktie so that the degree of contact between the tabs and the knot is suflicient to hold the knot against downward movement. It will be understood that the upper portions of the tabs 11, 12, above the stitching, are loose so that the necktie may be properly passed between them and the inner fold A- of the collar, and if desired, the tabs may be folded down to the position indicated by dotted lines, the tie (F) placed in position, the tabs folded .up again in substantially the same manner as shown in Figure 2, the outer fold B turned down, and

the collar put on; or it may be preferable,

with a collarsuch as shown in Figure 1,

not to turn the outer retainer, 12, up until the collar has been put on. The tie can then be adjusted if desired, by sliding it lengthwise, and when tied into a knot, .-will be securely held in position. With our invention, the knot may be made considerably looser thanusual, thereby not only giving it a more attractive appearance, but saving trated by Figure 1, wehave represented one of the retainer tabs, 12, at the end of the collar opposite tothe other tab 11, the two ends of the collar being exactly alike in this case, with the two tabs 11, 12 slightly on the inside of the-respective front button-holes E. While this construction appears quite different from-the one shown in Figure 1,

when the collars are spread 'out, yet when the collars are put on and buttoned the tabs 11', 12" of Fi ure '2 will come into exactly a the same relative position as the tabs 11, 12

ofFigure'l', on opposite sides of the (then registering) button-holes E and of the necktie-knot,"which in either case will be engaged and frictionally held by said tabs as explained above.

7 ported at a level below the front button-holes In Figure 3 the arrangement of the retainertabslS, 14 relatively to the front button-holes E is substantially the same as in Figure 2, so that when the collar is buttoned, the two tabs will be adjacent to and on opposite sides of the necktie-knot and of the front collar-button. The tabs, however, are

of a different shape, and located at a lower level than in Figures l,'and 2, the collar shown in Figure 3 beinga low turn-down collar which requires the necktie to be sup- E. For'this purpose, we have made the retainers 13, 14: U-shaped, with the bend of the U below the inner fold A, but in thisform of our invention, as in all the others shown. the retainer tabs will be covered by the outer ""fold B when the collar is worn.

In Figure 4 we have shown still another form of our invention which is similar to Figure 1 in that both retainer tabs are at the sameend of the collar, soas'to be perma-' nently adjacent to the same front buttonhole E, on opposite sides thereof. Figure 1' shows the two retainer tabs 15, 15made of asingle piece of fabric, which may be integral with the inner fold A ofthe collar, or sewed thereto. The full lines in Figure- 1 show the retainer folded down for the'insert'ion of the necktie (corresponding to the position indi- 'cated by dotted lines in Figure 1) while the dotted lines in Figure 4: indicate, the normal or service position of saidretainer The portion 15 connecting the two tabs 15, 1 5 at their base is adapted to cover the buttonhole E (and the collar buttton) when the renecting portion may be provided with a button-hole 15 to register with the'button-hole E and to receive the head of thecOlIar-button. When it is desired to make the retainer integral with the'inner fold A, this may be done either by making the collar blank with an extra piece or extension forming the retainer, or a piece 30 of the full or half thicknessof the cloth may be 'cut from said inner foldin such a way as to leave thebase'of this piece connected with the inner fold A. When a collar thus constructed is ironed no marks will appear on the outerfold B, because the .retainer, when folded upywill fit exactly into the recess 31 in the inner fold.

Modified forms illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, and 7 are detached from the collar as distinguished from the structures illustrated in Figures 1 to 41. These forms of tainer is folded up, and if desired, this con the invention are designed ,so as to engage the" collar-button and are so proportioned as to bear on the line of folding of the outer and inner folds this for the purpose of preventing the holders from tilting laterally The form shown in Figure 5 has a buttonhole 17 for engaging the collar button after the collar has been adjusted on theneck band of the shirt. A recess 18 is designed to receive the necktie knotvand thereby sup-p port the same. Theupper corneriportions l9, and 20 bear on the line of foldingvof the collar and thus prevent turning of the holder. Theform shown in Figure '6 is inwhen in engagement with the collar-button.

tended foruse with a low turned-down,

collar of the type shown in Figure 3; the body portion 21 having the buttonehole 22 and provided in this upper edgewith-the knot receiving recess 23. The form shown in Figure 7 is slightly different from'the.

structure shown in Figures5 and 6 in that the body portion 241 has an opening-2,5- disposed above the button-hole 26;.. In this form of the device the free portions of the necktie after the same has been adjusted to the collar are passed through the opening 25 and subsequently tied in the conventional knot. The form shown in Figures :5 to 7 may be formed of any suitable material having sufficient rigidity to function as a neck-v tie knot retainer. For the purpose of illustration the body portions of these retainers may be formedof'textile material corresponding to the material of the collar in which case the said bodies are adapted to.

be laundered and thereby-"rendered sufficiently rigid to function as described.

The tabs 15 and 15 are flared at their inner edges to provide a flaring recess or seat in the upper edge of the support to receive the knot of the tie and to permit the upper corners of the knot to lie fiat against the adjacent portions of the band of the tie. This type of retainer is simply for the purpose of holding the knot and band of the tie from sagging at the front of the collar and does not act as a former but permits the tie and knot to lie in a natural manner in the front portion of the collar.

When our improved necktie-knot retainer is employed, it is entirely unnecessary to provide any additional devices for holding the necktie against creeping. The invention moreover is comfortable, in that the neck of the wearer is relieved from the pressure heretofore exerted by a tightly drawn tie, and subjected only to the pressure eX- erted by the collar.

While we have shown desirable and preferred embodiments of our invention, it is obvious that changes may be made therein Within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claim.

WVe claim:

A necktie knot retainer comprising a stiff blank adapted to fit in the front portion of a collar and having a button hole in its lower edge portion intermediate its lateral edges to receive a collar button therethrough for supporting the retainer, and having an upwardly flaring recess in its upper edge forming a seat through which the knot of a necktie may rest, the flaring portion of the recess being adapted to accommodate the upper corners of the knot Without compressing the same.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our invention, We have signed our names hereunder.

WVILLIAM KARL. HEINRICH KARL. Witness:

GEORGE J. WOLF. 

